Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Jarod Hankins ends his first match by pinning his opponent.
The referee signals a point for Graycen Teal.
Dylan Gutierrez works to get out of a hold in his first match.
Eighth grader Flynn Richardson has improved in his first season.
Rollin Carpenter shoots over the Garfield-Palouse defense.
Audrey Kiefel shoots against Garfield-Palouse.
Hankins Places 3rd AT BATTLE OF THE BLUES
WAITSBURG - Waitsburg High School had four wrestlers attend the Battle of the Blues Wrestling Tournament at College Place High School on Saturday, January 17.
The Cardinal wrestlers faced some big schools at this tournament, which hosted 18 schools with 190 boys and 78 girls at the all-day event.
The referee signals a point for Graycen Teal.
Jarod Hankins won four matches by pin and lost one by pin in the third round. He ended the day with a third-place medal. Graycen Teal won one match and lost two. Sophomore Dylan Gutierrez and eighth-grader Flynn Richardson both went 0-2.
Dylan Gutierrez works to get out of a hold in his first match.
Seniors Hankins and Teal will join the senior basketball players and cheerleaders to be honored on Senior Night at the basketball game on January 23. The team's next match will be at Kittitas on Saturday, January 24.
Eighth grader Flynn Richardson has improved in his first season.
Cardinal Boys Win in OT at Colton
The Waitsburg boys' varsity basketball team lost to Garfield-Palouse 75-29 on Friday, January 16. Coach Wallace said the boys gave up too many offensive rebounds, and on offense, his team forced up shots.
"As a team, we need to say enough is enough. We have to board," said Wallace.
Rollin Carpenter shoots over the Garfield-Palouse defense.
Blake Benevides scored 12, and Liam Kiefel had six points in the loss.
The JV team lost 34-7 in two quarters of play against Garfield-Palouse. The coaches are grateful for them and happy they are on the team, as they can and do make a difference for the basketball program.
"The JV team is young, and they have to learn that no one is going to play soft against us, so we can't play soft against them," said Wallace.
Waitsburg traveled to Colton on Saturday, January 17. The JV team lost 22-10 in two quarters, and the varsity won 55-52 in overtime.
"A nice varsity win. We have played a really hard schedule this half of the season, and we have been through the gauntlet with injuries. It is nice for the boys to see that faith and hard work pay off. Rebounding has been the biggest thing keeping us from taking that next step, and this game was better, and we got a better result. Paco Kenney played his best basketball of the season and really boarded like a machine," said Coach Wallace
Benevides led the team with 20 points. Landen Henry scored eight. Carter Barron hit two-3-point shot in the second quarter. Alex Zuniga hit his first 3-point shot of the season with twelve seconds left in overtime to secure the win.
The JV team had players playing in different roles because only six players were available. The team has four games left this season to gain more experience.
The Cardinals will host Oakesdale on Friday, January 23, and Coach Wallace hopes to see the town out to support the seniors in their last home game on Saturday, January 24.
Lady Cardinals Lose to Garfield-Palouse
WAITSBURG - The Waitsburg girls basketball team lost to Garfield-Palouse, 52-24, on Friday, January 16, on Kison Court.
Audrey Kiefel shoots against Garfield-Palouse.
"We played their JV, but they brought one varsity player, and she scored 32 of their points. Our girls fought really hard that game and were working on a new defense," said Coach Kira Waggoner.
Cheri Mathews, Joslin Nodine, and Olivia Kiefel score six points each. Kayla Kuykendall had 4 and Emerson Underwood contributed with two points.
The Lady Cardinals will host Oakesdale on Friday, January 23. Senior Addison Crenshaw will be honored on Saturday, January 24, at her last home game when the team plays Tekoa-Rosalia.
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